Record receiving device



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\ E. K. BQTTLE RECORD RECEIVING DEVICE Filed Jan. 28. 1950 A TTORNEYS.

Patented -Ma r. 7, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RECORD RECEIVINGDEVICE Edward Kirby Bottle, Elmira, N. Y., assignor, by mesneassignments, to American Sales Book Company, Inc., a corporation ofDelaware Application January 28, 1930, Serial No. 424,101

2 Claims; (01. 282-12) This invention relates to improvements in recordassemblies of the type employing long continuous record and transferstrips in interleaved transfer relation with each other and adapted for5 use in various types of typewriting machines, billing machines and thelike, or for manual transfer inscription.

It is a general object of the invention to provide a record receivingdevice or manifolding assembly of long continuous record and transferstrips arranged in transfer relation with each other and having improvedmeans'whereby sets of inscribed record and transfer leaves severed fromthe assembly may be quickly and expeditiously separated from each other.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved manifoldingassembly of the class mentioned, whereby one of the transfer leaves ofasevered set of inscribed record and transfer leaves may be quickly andeasily separated or stripped from the other transfer leaves of the setand remain in position with the severed inscribed record leaves for thepurpose of effecting supplemental transfer inscription to one of thesevered record leaves.

Other objects of the invention will be in part pointed out in thefollowing detailed description of certain illustrative but preferredembodiments of the invention and will be in part obvious therefrom.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction,combination of elements and arrangement of parts, which will beexemplifled in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a more complete disclosure of the nature and advantages of theinvention reference is had to the following detailed description and tothe accompanying drawing in which: I

Fig. lis a partially diagrammatic perspective view of a fragment of amanifolding assembly embodying the invention;

Fig. 1A is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a different form thereof, and

Fig. 3 shows a sheet which forms a part of the assembly;

As shown in Fig. 1, long continuous record strips 5, 6, 1 and 8 arerelatively superposed and interleaved with long continuous transferstrips 9, l0 and II.

" ordinary carbon paper and serve to duplicate but viewing the assemblyfrom the opposite side;

The transfer strips may be ofupon record receiving strips underlyingthem the matter inscribed upon the uppermost strip 5.

As shown, the record and transfer strips are sub-divided at equallylongitudinally spaced intervals therealong by weakened-transverseseverance lines l2, which may be provided by scoring or otherwiseweakening the strips to severance in any well known manner. Theseweakened severance lines l2 in the record and carbon strips arepreferably arranged in groups" depthwise of the assembly, thus dividingthe latter into a multiplicity of groups or sets of interleaved recordand transfer leaves, the top leaf of which is the original record leafreceiving the original inscription. The complete assembly of record andtransfer strips may be disposed in any desirable manner for convenienthandling as in the form of a supply roll-but it is preferred to form itinto a zigzag folded supply pack. When thus folded into a supply packthe folds of the pack may 00- incide with the groups of severance linesl2.

Usually, after the original or upper sheet of an end set of record andtransfer leaves has been inscribed this sheet, and the leaves or sheetsunderlying the same, are separated from the strips of which they formend portions. This severance may be achieved by severance along therespective groups of weakened severance lines I2 as desired and may beassisted, for example, by a tearing bar (not shown). Upon severance ofan inscribed set of record and transfer leaves the separation ofthe-record leaves" from the transfer leaves may be accomplishedconveniently by forming the record receiving strips with cut-outportions. In the present exempliflcation these cut-out portions arepositioned at the corners of the. sheets contiguous to the severancelines as indicated at II. The carbon strips are likewise formed withcut-out portions or apertures l4 disposed at points of the respectivesheet sets spaced with regard to the cut-out portions i3 of the recordreceiving sheets. It will thus be seen that selective grip formationsare provided in each leaf set and spaced apart thereon. Thus, operatorgrasping the projecting marginal portions of the carbon sheets at thecut-outs I3 of the record sheets, and at the same time grasping theprojecting marginal portions of the record sheets at the cut-outs I ofthe carbon sheets,

may subdivide or strip the record and carbon Y sheets of asevered setinto two different groups. However, according. to the present invention,these two groups of separated leaves need not contain solely carbon orrecord sheets. For example, as shown in Figs. 1 and 1A, the transferouts M of the carbon strips 9 and II.

strips or webs 9 and II are not cut away at parts thereof correspondingto the cut-out portions l3 of the record strips, while the transfer webI is provided with such cut-out portions proportioned and positionedexactly as in the case of the cut-outs I3 of the record strips. Also,while the record strips 5, 6 and 1 are provided with the cut-outs [3,the bottom record strip 8 has its edges extending in line with the edgesof the carbon strips 9 and II, or in other words, the record strip 8 isformed with cut-outs corresponding to and positioned exactly as the cut-Consequently, with this arrangement and positioning of the cut-outs ofthe several strips, the group of severed sheets containing the sheetstorn from the strips 5, 6 and I will also include the sheet torn fromthe strip III, while at the same time the group, including the sheetstorn from the strips 9 and II, will also include the bottom sheet, tornfrom the strip 8.

The desirability of this function will be apparent since it is veryoften required, after the main inscribing operation and separation ofthe sheets, to have an underlying record receiving sheet of the recordgroup arranged so that additional or supplemental data may be inscribedthereon as this supplemental data is written upon the uppermost sheetsubsequently to the separation of the inscribed sheets into two groups.In connection with the carbon group, the lowermost record sheet tornfrom the strip 8 may serve as a partition or separating member toisolate the group from succeeding groups associated therewith andmayalso serve for identificationpurposes. While in the present instance,for the fold type.

transfer strips I9, 20and' 2|.

sake of conciseness, there has been shown one carbon leaf which remainsin association with the group composed mainly of inscription receivingsheets, and While there has also been shown oneinscription receivingsheet remaining in association with the group composed mainly of carbonleaves, it is obvious that any number of casual sheets might be includedin each group or that one group might be composed solely of, forexample, carbon leaves or inscribed sheets.

In Figure 2 the invention. has been disclosed in association with arecord assembly of the fan- Thus, the inscription receiving paper orother material is folded longitudinally of its direction of movement toprovide inscription receiving webs Hi to Hi, and dispose between thefolds defining Lhese several webs are carbon or Obviously, due to theconstruction of the record receiving body, it will be impracticable toprovide the cut-out parts or, grip escaping apertures. As shown, therecord receiving surfaces, as well as the layers of transfer material,may be provided with transverse lines of fold 22 which may additionallybe defined by lines of scoring to facilitate the separation of an endgroup or pile of sheets from the main body of the webs. The lines ofscoring provided in the carbon strips I9 and 20 have longitudinallydeviating portions such that bulged portions or grip tabs 23 arefurnished which necessarily afford complementary portions in the form ofrecesses or vacuities 24. However, according to the present invention,the carbon strip 2| will preferably be formed with straight score lines.Accordingly, a pile or set of record and carbon leaves is presented,after severance, which an operator may separate into difierent groups bysimply grasping the inscription receiving body at points within therecesses 24 and also grasping the projecting portions or grip tabs 23and moving the grasped parts in different directions. Thus, one pile ofrecord receiving material, together with a transfer leaf or sheet 2|,will be found in one group and solelyin the presentexemplificationcarbon leaves l9 and 20 will be found in the other group.Accordingly, the record receiving device is now in condition wherebymatter additional to that previously inscribed may be filled in on theuppermost layer or web l and this matter will not appear upon the layersor webs l6 and H, but will be duplicated on the face of the web l8.

In the embodiment of the invention disclosed in Fig. 2 it will be notedthat the longitudinally deviating portions of the carbon striptransverse severance lines are positioned intermediate the lengths ofsaid lines, and that the grip tabs 23 and vacuities 24 are accordinglypositioned at points inwardly spaced from both of the oppositelongitudinal assembly edges. In this manner, the grip tabs 23 areprotected in the complete assembly from damage due to handling of therecord supply assembly. A further advantage of this arrangement is thatthe tearing operation in severing an inscribed set of record andtransfer leaves may be initiated at either of the opposite longitudinalassembly edges. In this connection, it will be further noticed that theends of the severance lines Where tearing is initiated at either -of theopposite assembly margins are positioned substantially in alignedrelation with each other depthwise of the assembly so as to promotecorrect startingof the tearing operation and avoiding tearing of therecord and carbon strips except at the severance lines.

In both of the illustrative embodiments above particularly set forth, itwill be noticed that the structure or structural features of the recordand carbon strips provided by the cut-outs l3 and M of the embodiment ofFig. 1, and those provided by the relative positioning of the transverseseverance lines of the record and carbon strips including thelongitudinally deviating portions of the carbon strip-severance lines toprovide the grip tabs 23 of the embodiment of Fig. 2, result inproducing the selective grip formations positioned at opposite parts ofa severed set of record and transfer leaves. Thus in a severed set ofleaves in either of the disclosed embodiments, the transfer leaves haveparts or grips extending beyond the contiguous marginal portions of thesuperposed record strips, while in another part of the set the recordleaves have marginal portions or grips extending outwardly from theadjacent portions of the superposed transfer leaves. The grips of therecord leaves may thus be selectively engaged and at the same time thegrips of the carbon leaves may be selectively engaged and the severedset thus quickly and easily separated into two different groups byexerting'a pull in opposite directions. It should be noted, however,that in either embodiment one of the carbon leaves may be selectivelygripped and stripped from the other carbon leaves so as to remain ininterleaved transfer relation with the separated group of record leaves,thus providing for the supplemental transfer inscription described indetail above.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction anddifferent embodiments of the invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention; what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: 1. In a manifoldingassembly, in combination,

a plurality of long continuous record strips and -a plurality of longcontinuous transfer strips in interleaved transfer relation with eachother, said record and transfer strips having longitudinally-spacedtransverse weakened severance lines,. said weakened severance linesbeing'arranged in depthwise groups in the assembly for simultaneousseverance of the strips into' sets of record and transfer leaves ininterleaved transfer relation, said record and transfer strips havingstructural features therein positioned respectively at said groups oftransverse weakened severance lines and including marginal grip portionsof record leaves of respective sets extending outwardly beyond adjacentedges of one or more but not all of the transfer leaves of the samesets,

. and including also marginal grip portions of one or more but not allof the transfer leaves extending outwardly beyond adjacent edges ofrecord leaves, said structural features thus providing upon severancealong said lines spaced selective grip formations for-each set of leaveswhereby the record-leaves ofa severed set may be simultaneously grippedat one part of the set 'to the exclusion of certain but not all of thetransfer leaves and whereby certain but not all of the transfer leavesmay be simultaneously gripped at its said grip portion positioned indepthwise alignment with those of the severed record leaves of the sameset so as to be simultaneously pped with the latter, thus removing one,transfer leaf of a severed set with the record leaves thereof and ininterleaved transfer relation therewith.

2. In a manifolding assembly, in combination, a plurality of longcontinuous record strips and a plurality of long continuous transferstrips in interleaved transfer relation with each other, said record andtransfer strips having longitudinally spaced transverse weakenedseverancelines, said weakened severance lines being arranged indepthwise groups in the assembly for simultaneous severance of thestrips into sets of record and transfer leaves in interleaved transferrelation; said transverse weakened lines of certain but not all of saidtransfer strips including longitudinally deviating parts spaced inwardlyfrom the opposite ends of the lines thus forming, upon sever- ,ancealong said lines, grip .tabs spaced inwardly from each of the oppositelongitudinal strip edges and projecting from the severed edges of'thestrips for selective gripping thereof, and also forming correspondingrecesses or vacuities in the adjacent severed strip edges, the saidtransverse severance lines of said record strips and one of saidtransfer strips being substantially straight and forming outerboundaries of rectangular record and transfer leaves and providing, uponseverance along said lines, marginal grip portions of the record andtransfer leaves in depthwise alignment with said recesses or vacuitiesso that they may be selectively gripped through the recesses, said griptabs of the transfer leaves of a severed set, and saidgrip portions ofthe record fer leaf at said grip portions thereof through said recesses,thus providing for separation bf some but not all of the transfer leavesfrom the record leaves while a transfer leaf remains in interleavedtransfer relation with the record leaves.

EDWARD K; BOTTLE.

